Luke McGrath
35 results

Leinster break new ground and Munster to retain Pro14 title
- Pro14
- March 29, 2021, 06:00
Leinster 16 Munster 6 Yet more new ground broken by Leinster, as they secured a fourth successive Pro14 title, albeit this record sixth successive wi(...)

All eyes on Tadhg Furlong as Leinster travel to Llanelli
- Pro14
- January 30, 2021, 06:00
Pro14: Scarlets v Leinster Venue: Parc y Scarlets, Llanelli. Kick-off: 7.35pm. On TV: Live on eir Sport. All eyes, and particularly those of the Iris(...)

Leo Cullen hands Harry Byrne a first European start against Northampton
- European Cup
- December 18, 2020, 13:06
In recent times Leinster have had three pairs of brothers on their books, but whereas Ed and Bryan Byrne, along with Rob and Dave Kearney, could be ac(...)

Gerry Thornley: Stoppage could tip balance in favour of big money teams
- Rugby
- June 2, 2020, 06:30
About eight minutes into the 2014 final of what was then known as the Rabo Direct Pro12 between Leinster and Glasgow, Brian O’Driscoll’s farewell game(...)

Barry Daly due a break from fickle fate as he looks forward
- Pro14
- March 6, 2020, 06:05
Barry Daly’s rugby career could bring to mind the popular board game, ‘Snakes and Ladders,’ a volatile sequence of ups and downs. The 27-year-old Lein(...)

St Michael’s conveyor belt showing no signs of slowing down
- Rugby
- January 18, 2020, 06:00
They have become the leading rugby feeder school in the country, so much so that St Michael’s have become something of a modern-day phenomenon – the b(...)

Opportunity knocks for JJ Hanrahan as cards fall his way
- European Cup
- December 14, 2019, 06:00
JJ Hanrahan has had one of the more curious career stories in modern Irish rugby. Opportunity has finally started to knock for a truly rare talent, w(...)

Leinster face ‘stern challenge’ against Northampton, says Leo Cullen
- European Cup
- December 7, 2019, 06:00
Northampton Saints v Leinster, Franklin's Garden, Saturday, 1pm (Live Virgin Media, Channel Four and BT Sport 2) After a week of reviews, comment and(...)

Liam Toland: Ireland are being pulled into dogfights and not managing a way out
- International
- October 4, 2019, 05:00
How to frame Ireland’s bonus point win? Yes, a bonus point is what we had hoped for, a result which would lead to a happy camp. But for so much of the(...)

Ireland get green machine back on the road
- International
- August 31, 2019, 16:27
Wales 17 Ireland 22 That was a little more like it. Ireland restored a degree of confidence and momentum from what was a much more hard-earned win t(...)